Combination double and single deck for stock-cars.



J. E. 6L C. J. ENDERS.

COMBINATION DOUBLE AND SINGLE DECK FOR. STOCK CARS.

f APPLICATION FILED 0121.2, 1913.

1,171,777. Patented 116115,1916.

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APPUCATION FILED OCT-2. 1913. 1,171 777. Patented Feb. 15,1916.

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III e Ig @D 1' COLUMBIA PMNOGRAPH co., WASHXNGTON. n. c,

STATES' am JOHN E. ENDERS AND CHARLES J. ENDER'S, OFBERRYVILLE. VIRGINIA.

COMBINATION DOUBLE AND sINGLE neck rolt strook-cans.

T 'aZZ'wwm t may concern.' Be 1t known that we, JOHN EGLEsToN Exnnns and CHARLES JENKINS ENDnRs, citizens of the United States, residing at Berry! ville. in the county of Clark and-State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Double and .Single Decks for Stock-Cars, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to stock cars and has for its objectthe-production of a simple and efficient adjustable deckfora. car which Y may be either held ina raised or llowered tions, constructions, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully describedl and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings FigureV 1 is a central longitudinal section through the car. Fig. 2 is a central horizontal sec'- tion through the car.V Fig. 3 is av section taken von line 3 3, of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 isa transverse section 4through a portion of the deck. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of one corner of the deck showing the arrangement of the several members of the metallic frame work. Fig. 6 is a section taken'on line 6-6 Y of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective yof a portion of one side ofthe deck showing a' portion of one of the hinge sidevvprotector l plates adapted to cooperate with the edge of the deck.

l Fig.` 8 is al detail'perspective of a portionof the frame work of the auxiliary section of the deck showing the closure plate adapted to close the space betweenjthe door of the car and the edge of the auxiliary deck. Fig. 9 is a detail perspective of a portion of the channel track cooperating with F ig. 10 isf a transverse section.

thedecks. through a portion of the top of the'car showing the manner in which the lifting Vchains are guided to the winding shaft.

Fig. 11is a longitudinal sectionthrough one ofthe guiding bolts and support therefor.

Fig. 12 is a detail perspective `of one of the guiding bolts.l F ig. 13 is a transversefsey Specification of Letters Patent. 'atented Febp15, 1916, Application fired october 2, 1913. serial No. 793,033.

tion taken through the winding shaft show.- Y ing the manner of attaching the chains thereto. Fig. 1% is a detail perspective of the lock used in connection withthelwind- Ying shaft for holding the winding shaft in a set position. Fig. 15 is a bottomplan view of one of the inner' corners of one of the sec-V tions ofthe deck. l

it Vshould be understood that the present invention is adaptable bothto a newly constructed carA especially prepared for receiving the present adjustablekdeck as well as thel old cars which are now in use, as the deck may be readilysapplied to the old form of cars without materially changing the coni struction thereof.' 'f

See Carefu11yCOnS'ideI-'. f.. y n ing the drawings that 1 designates the ordinarystock car which is provided with' a pair of winding shafts 2 and 3. VThese Vwinding.

shafts "2jand 3 pass through the Vtransverse roof beams 4, andy these roof beams are pro-V the'car can be' constructed in any desiredV Soi manner and that the journal portions 5.are I n employedwhere wooden beams are used for supporting the roof, but in case metal beams are employed the journals may be dispensed withif so desired. A. pluralityof dividing disks or flanges 7 are carried by each shaft near each end, and these disks are so spaced as to constitute pockets for receiving the `lifting chains 8 adapted V/to'be wound thereon. Bv meansof these flanges 7 track- Yways or pockets will be produced tovkeep v .the chainsin a correct Ypiled position and prevent the chains y'8. from` becoming entangled with yeach other while the decks are being raised and lowered by means of the shafts 2 and 3.- The chains 8 are lconnected to the shafts 2 and 3 by means of eye bolts 9 or any. other suitable fastening means, and thechain 8 passingfrom one side of the car is connected lto the top of the shaft whereas a cooperating chain is connected to the lower face 'of the shaft so as to cause both chains to bewound uniformly around the shafts2 and 3 whilefthese shafts varebeing rotated.

11o Each of the-shafts 2 and 3 carriesfat eachV end a sprocket wheel l over which -al sprocket 4locking .bar

chain 10 passes. This sprocket chain Y10 also passes over a spring wheelwhich is operated by a hand wheel 11, and by operating the hand wheel 11 rotation may be iniparted to the shafts 2 and 3 through the medium of the chainlO. The hand wheel 11 is keyed to a shaft 12 and this shaft carries a ratchet wheel 13 which is engaged by a pawl 14 to prevent the rotation of the( shaft 12 in one direction. 1t, of course, should be understood that this dog or pawl 14 wmay be kickedl out` of engagement with the ratchet wheel 18 when'it is desired to operate the shaft'in the same direction fto which the teeth of the ratchet wheel 18 extend. The shaft 12 is braced by means of a substantially Urshaped bracketl as is clearly illustrated in F ig. 1. 15 is lformed integral with a circular plate 16, which plate is riveted or otherwise connected to the end of the car. Each of the shafts 2 and 3 is also provided with a square portion or shank 17 adjacent the sprocket wheel over lwhich the chain 10 passes, and a 18 is pivotally connected to the side of the car and is provided with a pair ofdownwardly extending arms 19, which arms are adaptedto fit over the square lshank 170i' the shafts 2 and 3 to hold the saine against rotation when the locking bar 18 is thrown in engagementtherewith. A strap 2O is pivotally connected to one of thedepending arms 19, and this strap lits over a depending eye 21 carried by the coperat-4 ing depending arm 19 for receivingf'a lock 22, whereby the locking bar 18 will be held against removal from the square `shank 17 of the shafts 2 and 3 by unauthorized persons.

The chains 8 pass from the winding shafts 2 and 3 over the spool-like rollers 23, which spool-like rollers are carried by the inner face of the car so as to constitute guides for causing the chains S to have a direct vertical lifting pull upon the respective sections of the deck of the car. The lower ends of the chains 8 'are connected to the side edges of the deck ofthe car by means of eyes or any other suitable or desired fastening means, and bracing chains 24 are also suspended from the central portion of the car and areconnected to the central portion of the deck of the car by means of eyes 25, as is clearly illustrated in Figs. land 2.

vThe bracing chains 211 will limit the downward movement of the sections of the adjustable deck and will assist in supporting the same, thereby relieving considerable of the preure from the lifting chains 8.

The car 1 like the majority .of'cattle cars is provided with an opening upon each side thereof at the centerportion to constitute .2.1 d0orw ay,'and upon one side of veach of the doorways, as is clearly illustrated in Figs.

'14 and 2, is placed achannel trackway QGY-tor The bracketV receiving the guiding bolts27 carried by the respective sections of the adjustable deck. i-i channel plate or track-way 28 lis also carried by eachcorner. of the car 1 and the channel portions near the track-wayZS are adapted to receive the corner guiding bolts 29 illustrated in lFigs. 1 and 2.

its clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 the adjustable deck comprises a primary see-v tion 30 and an auxiliary section 31. primary section 30` is i shorter than the auxiliary section 31 and only extends longi tudinally at oneendof the car terminating` short of the doorway to facilitate'or allow access to be had to one-half of the car whenY it should be so desired and allow the re- TheV maining half or remainingend to be used as a double deck car. deck comprises a substantially rectangular frame work formed of angle. iron torcon-y stitute the sideand end beams as indicated f at and the cornersrof these side and. end. beams orangle irons are connected by means of la triangular reinforcing plate 33, Awhich .Y

plate is riveted or otherwisev secured thereto. A longitudinally extending Achannel iron 34 connects the central portions of the endl beams of each of the sections of the deck,

and each ofthe channclirons is provided 1 with a projecting lip 35 at each end-for `constituting anefiicient means for allowing the` channel 'iron 34: vto be connected to the angle end beams of the respective sections of the deck. A The wooden 4beam 36 is then placed in the channel iron 34- to constitute means to allow the transverse floor 4boardsV B'Y'to be nailed or otherwise secured thereto.

irons 32 so as to i'etaintlie ends of the floor l boards 37 within` thechannel irons 32, and bolts `39 are passed i through the channel irons 32 and some of the floor boards 37 .at spaced intervals to constitute an efficient means for holding the plates in a clamped position over the ends of the floor boards 37;

Each section of` the The. central ibeam 3G is placed slightly above the A retaining plate 38 fits along rlhe angle iron which extends transversely of the inner end 4of the auxiliary section 31 of the deck is provided with an overhang-` ingfiange 40 for sealing the openingfbe-4 tween the primary sectiony of the platform; yor kadjustable deck.

It will, therefore, be understood that the auxiliary section ,of the deck can not be lowered kwithout :first lowering the primary portion 30 ofthe deck.v` As l above stated the primary kand auxiliary deck sections are provided at their 'innerx endsand upon each side thereof with guiding' boltsl Y27, andfthesefguiding bolts are `provided with longitudinally extending grooves 4l in which work the retaining bolts 42 for holding the guiding bolts 27 in their correct position after once vhaving been set. These bolts 42 pass through the frame or angle irons which constitute the frame of the primary and auxiliary deck sections. The outer ends 43 of the bolts 27 are rounded so as to iit in the rounded channels 44 of the guiding channel plate 26. The bolts 27 Aof the primary and auxiliary deck sections travel in parallel channels formed iny the same channel plate 26 as above described and as clearly illustrated in Figs. l and 2.

Y The sliding bolts 29 are formed of a similar construction to that illustrated in Fig. l2 and above described, but these bolts 29 extend at an angle of approximately 45 de-` grees to the deck sections 30 and 8l so as to engage the corner plates 28 as illustrated in Fig. l. As is clearly illustrated in Figs. l and 7 a plurality of protector plates 44V are hinged upon eye bolts v45 and are adapted to overhang the edges ofthe primary and auxiliary portions of the deck to close up the space between the edge of the deck and the sides of the car, thereby preventing `the possibility of an animal getting its foot between the edge of the deck and the car and possibly breaking its limb. The eye bolts 45 t over the" rolled portions 46 formed integral with theV closure oriprotector' plates 44 as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 7, thereby constituting an leiiicient hinge therefor.

The protector plates 44 are hinged to the side of the car in between a pair of the longitudinally extending bars 47 constituting the sides and ends of the car, and these protector plates 44 are adapted to fold up between the pair of the bars 47 to facilitate the passing of the deck sections 30 and 3l by the same when being drawnup and also l when being lowered to `their desired position. To constitute an eicient closure across the end of the auxiliary section 3l and close the opening made by the door of the car a Y hinge closure plate 48 is employed which is l provided with a beveled edge 49 so as tg Y allow the Vprotector plate 48 to be swung back upon the floor of the auxiliary section 3l of the deck when it issoV desired. By f havingthe beveled edge 49 formed thereon no sharp corner will be produced to injure an animal which might come in contact therewith.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a quick and very efficient adjustable deck has been provided for a stock car, and that this deck may be at all times carried by the car and placed in the desired position at any time when the double deck may be clamped tightly within their channels so as to prevent either the lateral or u longitudinal swing of the deck sections.

It, of course, should be understood that tail mechanical construction without departingfrom the spirit of the invention. Y

Y this invention may bemodified as to its de- Having thus described'the invention what is claimed as new, is:-

In combinationwith a stock-car, a verti-` cally movable deck, channel plates secured to said car, adjustable bolts secured to said deck and adapted to fit in said channel plates for constituting a guide and holding said JAS. \`/V.GrAvnR,V

GEO., J. CUNNINGHAM.

Washington, D. C.

deck against swinging movement within said car, and means for raising and lowersaY topies of this patent may be obtained fior ve cents each, by addressing theV Commissioner of Patents, 

